New Names For (relatively) New Elements: Flerovium And Livermorium
Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 18:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Georgy Nikolaevich Flerov (1913-1990) is the father of the superheavy element production in the USSR (now Russia). Under his guidance scientists at the Flerov Nuclear Institute in Dubna were successful in synthesizing a significant number of heavy elements, non-existing in nature. Elements with Z =102 (Nobelium), 103 (Lawrencium), 104 (Rutherfordium), 105 (Dubnium), 106 (Seaborgium), and 107 (Bohrium) were synthesized in Dubna JINR during G.N. Flerov's presence as director. read more